Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: Switzerland Group: Working dog Height: males 27 in. minimum, females 25 in. minimum Weight: 120-200 lbs. Life span: 8-10 yrs. Trainability: high Good with children: yes but take care with toddlers due to size of dog Good with other pets: usually, with early socialization February’s dog of the Month This […]
Heaves (RAO – recurrent airway obstruction) primarily affects horses 9 years and older. It is similar to asthma. The lower airway becomes inflamed causing the disease. As the horse ages, heaves can worsen. Horses with heaves are more prone to upper respiratory illnesses, both viral and bacterial. A compromised immune system can also worsen respiratory […]
Dana died at 9.00am on Sunday 31st May. As we still had her shelter sister Scully, we were worried about her pining, so we got another rescue dog on June 10th, Ivy. Two weeks later, I was lying in bed on a Sunday morning, half asleep and I got a blinding yellow flash across my […]
